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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., McClellan in West Virginia. (search)
is between Cheat Mountain on the east, and Rich Mountain on the west. The river, of the same name Parkersburg route passing over a saddle in Rich Mountain, and the Wheeling route following the riveap, p. 131.] Garnett thought the pass over Rich Mountain much the stronger and more easily held, anaurel Mountain position and 5 from that at Rich Mountain. He was pretty accurately informed of McClroad, which, at the time of the affair at Rich Mountain, consisted of 16 Ohio regiments, 9 from Inm Colonel Pegram's position at the base of Rich Mountain. The advance on both lines had been made ng, of which about 2000 were before him at Rich Mountain. A reconnoissance made on the 10th showed, watching for the effect of the attack at Rich Mountain. In the evening Rosecrans took to McClell to make a longer circuit Map: combat at Rich Mountain. than he at first intended, and it took tthe evening by messenger from Beverly that Rich Mountain summit was carried, and evacuated his camp[2 more...]